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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 13, 1895
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Bert Lahr
Biography
Bert Lahr (born Irving Lahrheim; August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967) was an American actor and comedian. Lahr is remembered today for his roles as the Cowardly Lion and the farmworker Zeke in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, but was also well-known for work in burlesque, vaudeville, and on Broadway.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lynch/Oz | Cowardly Lion (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2009 | To Oz! The Making of a Classic | Self |
| 2009 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | Self (archive) |
| 2008 | Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge | Self (archive footage) |
| 2000 | The Dark Side of the Rainbow | 'Zeke' (archive footage) |
| 1997 | Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | Self (Archival Footage) |
| 1995 | The Dark Side of Oz | Zeke / Cowardly Lion (archive footage) |
| 1990 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic | Self (archive footage) |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) |
| 1968 | The Night They Raided Minsky's | Professor Spats |
| 1964 | The Fantasticks | Ben Hucklebee |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy | The Commander (archive footage) |
| 1963 | The Sound of Laughter | Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague |
| 1960 | A Tale of Old Whiff | voice |
| 1955 | The Second Greatest Sex | Job McClure |
| 1955 | The Great Waltz | Hans Ebesteder |
| 1954 | Rose Marie | Barney McCorkle |
| 1954 | Anything Goes | Moonface |
| 1951 | Mister Universe | Joe Pulaski |
| 1949 | Always Leave Them Laughing | Eddie Eagen |
| 1944 | Meet the People | Commander |
| 1942 | Ship Ahoy | Skip Owens |
| 1942 | Sing Your Worries Away | Clarence 'Chow' Brewster |
| 1939 | The Wizard of Oz | "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion |
| 1939 | Harold Arlen's Home Movies on set of The Wizard of Oz | |
| 1938 | Just Around the Corner | Gus |
| 1938 | Zaza | Cascart |
| 1938 | Josette | Barney Barnaby |
| 1937 | Merry Go Round of 1938 | Bert |
| 1937 | Love and Hisses | Sugar Boles |
| 1936 | Whose Baby Are You? | Bert Halibut |
| 1936 | Boy, Oh Boy | The Butler |
| 1934 | Henry the Ache | King Henry VIII |
| 1934 | No More West | Gunpowder Bert |
| 1933 | Mr. Broadway | Bert Lahr |
| 1933 | Hizzoner | Bert Lahr, Cop |
| 1931 | Flying High | Emil 'Rusty' Krouse |
| 1929 | Faint Heart | Rudolf |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Summer Fun | |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace | Self |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Mr. O'Malley |
| 1952 | Omnibus | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Hucklebee |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Skid Johnson |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |